Scan to 3D Print using a Paper Scanner

Chuck shows you how to use a paper scanner to reproduce and 3D Print a replacement part. He takes you step-by-step thru the process to use a paper scanner you probably already have access to. Using a free CAD program you can then create a 3D file that can be sliced and printed on any 3D printer. Check it out on today's Filament Friday.
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[@joetkeshub]

Sometimes for seasoned printers post like yours may be a bit boring. But for people who don't know how to fix their problem, it's a blessing. Thank you Chuck!

[@MichaelR1975]

I take pictures and turn them into svg and import into tinkercad all the time. But I never thought about using my scanner on my paper printer great tip!

[@nickmitchko]

Skip a step and just import the png into cura and scale it withing the import tool. It'll save at least three steps here. I've done this using smart scan app on my phone for simple extruded parts

[@LeviDeHaan]

Tinkercad probably makes a better output stl and you get the benefit of saving the clip for future mods.

[@nickmitchko]

@@LeviDeHaan It actually reduces the quality using tinkercad because of the stl resolution limitation. Moreover, you can save the cura project as 3mf or export the model there. There is really no reason to add multiple steps for simple profile extrusion parts.

[@Scorp1u5]

Thanks for the tip!

[@DarthGamer00]

Wow I didnt know that was a thing. Thanks.

[@FilamentFriday]

I tried png direct to Cura and the resulting print was worse quality. I got a better result using svg and my Tinkercad path.

[@marsgizmo]

Excellent easy tutorial 👌😎

[@bb-8brett77]

It is excellent I’m just amazed how simple it is bravo chep 👏

[@theunknownax3513]

Hello there, marsgizmo. Are you making a EVEN longer snake scissors?😂

[@FilamentFriday]

Thanks @marsgizmo

[@MrMiniPilote]

WOW! You just solved a problem that I had for creating a clip for some mini blinds. That was awesome! Thank you so much.

[@johnrichards3235]

That was amazing. Love this idea. There have been many times that I was looking for replacement parts that I have broken things like that clip and couldn’t figure out how to do it, but with this technique I i can do these things. Thank you for this.

[@animaToy]

Actually, scanners are pretty good measuring devices. Once You've scanned your object, all you need to do is to scale the image in vector software like Inkscape to 100% size depending on image DPI. As long as image DPI is equal to scanner DPI, You'll have pretty accurate dimensions.

[@zid_just_zid]

Ive done simple parts in a similar way but with less steps by drawing the part in paint, selecting it, ctrl+c, open 3d builder, ctrl+v and that gives an extrusion of the image. Using the scan you could easily do the same image processing as you did but pasting that straight in, without going to have it svg converted or using tinkercad. Excellent vid as always :)

[@johnpekkala6941]

This is GOLD! I Just got my new Ender V2 working properly and one thing i wanna do with it is make spare parts. Got everything i need then!'

[@kalmanroland]

I usually just take a picture, but scanning is a great idea :D

[@avongil]

I have done that in a pinch with a ruler in the background to adjust scale.

[@Eden_M]

Hi Chep, with so many misc parts and easy fixes that don't require too much detail, I always use my 0.8mm nozzle 0.3 layer height on my Ender 3 Pro, saves sooo much time!

[@andy-in-indy]

I have used this process with the free program _Inkscape_ - You open the image in _Inkscape_ , select the picture, then from the menus on top select _Object -> Trace Bitmap_ . I will usually need to play with the number of colors, but you can select Remove Background and it will remove the layer that is closest in color to white. I have also done this with a phone camera. I will use a grid in the background like a cutting mat or a piece of graph paper, and then a camera scanner app (e.g. _Cam Scanner_ for Android) to readjust the image to the grid before opening it in _Inkscape_ . This also allows me to scale the image because I will know what size the grid lines are.

[@mvdesigncustomworks5460]

I used it a lot to make trim pieces for my car. Some times there was one side with complex geometry and the rest was simple, so that side gets scanned to start the project.

[@makerspace533]

Gluing the piece together before scanning is helpful.

[@michaelbrobbel8753]

Very nice, straight forward and thorough. I have been doing this already using MatterHackers MatterControl. No need to get rid of white background or save as special file, MatterControl let's you import a png or jpg file and you can choose to have the dark solid or have the inverse. It is pretty sweet and simple, low effort with good quality

[@bobhepple5752]

Excellent I also did this with a bracket worked really well

[@Abandoned_Player]

Great Idea! Will definitely use this next time, instead of trying to take a picture with a ruler.

[@DarkKent]

Great vid Chep as always. Figured you would've made a vid like this a long time ago. I've been doing this and I thought I got it from you lol. Anyway not that you need a tip. Instead of rafts for a pieces like that I just 10mm brim it with a .02 or .04 distance. It leaves that sexy glass bed smooth bottom

[@FilamentFriday]

I did 6 yrs ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHvQnHSknNWFh8k

[@karellen00]

I generally use a similar method, I take a picture, I import the jpg in autocad, I scale it, and I draw on the top of it. This way I get a less fuzzy model (the lines are perfectly straight and the curves are perfectly round), and if the model is easy it's even quicker!

[@serj_ku]

Nice one, you can use photo same, and if dont have caliper use penny (0.75 inch) to corection the size.

[@landwomble]

Awesome video, thank you for posting!

[@osgeld]

couple drops of acetone and you could weld it back together in 15 min, but really good trick for extruded shapes

[@ObiShaunTD]

Useful. I have a window fan & the clips that hold the extending covers in place broke. Had to to measure every side, angle & crevice to make new ones. Wonder if this would have saved some time & gave me a better base to work from.

[@EzeniaOfficial]

3D printing is the future :) This is awesome :)

[@VVhatchagunnado]

Thanks again for a great tutorial!

[@fintimwhimbim]

Excellent short cut! Well done and thanks for the tip.

[@LChow-xq3xm]

Excellent and very useful 👍 👌 thank you!!!

[@jchristensen2022]

Awesome technique!

[@michaelcharach]

😳 wow i can’t wait to try this. You sir are an excellent teacher.

[@VonB3]

Awesome video, I still use tinkercad as well.

[@gordoncornwell]

Thanks Chuck, that was a nice well explained tutorial

[@GeeWhizRS]

I had no idea this was possible. Thanks for showing this.

[@jafinch78]

Good call, great detail. Thanks for sharing.

[@MCsCreations]

Pretty interesting tip, Chuck! Thanks a lot! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@WillieEaderbush]

You sir, are a genius!

[@duke0102]

It's simple, I love it.

[@ImGumbyDangit]

Thx for the Video. I have been trying to figure out how I can do something similar. I have some interlocking shelving and I want to make some more interlocking connectors, but they are a bit wedge shaped where the Top is a bit wider than the bottom (1.5" x 1.25x) vs (1.39" x 1.20") at a height of 1"

[@artineogda]

I make it another way. I scan, then use lightburn (i have a laser engraver). Then use trace image and save as dxf, then import to fusion.

[@Jhanore20]

Thanks for that idea i have to make a elevator piece that will take much time if we import it so i think i can made it this way. Really thanks

[@247hinkey]

Great idea!

[@rickharriss]

Really nice idea Thanks.

[@zuchtmaus]

WOW!! very nice Clip!

[@avejst]

Great video as always Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us :-)

[@leei1337]

That’s brilliant!

[@Masso1973]

Good idea!

[@6mmFilms]

Good work!

[@mnmp90]

This very helpful sir , thank you !

[@pyroblaze13]

Love it Chepy. You Da Man!

[@cr03bar]

Brilliant.

[@voltage3d469]

Very cleaver Chep, I love it.

[@Ruddigore]

Excellent!

[@sptrader6316]

Brilliant !!!

[@juste96669]

thank you so much!

[@nerdCopter]

+1👍 was totally wondering about this... another great video, i'm sure to watch more! 💪

[@Crafty_Chops]

Wow, that was easy. I'm sure going to try this.

[@kirtandrews1859]

Omg I am a total newbie to 3d printing I have spent past two days researching and found tinkercad seams nice. And easy enough for me. I am a newbie jeweller, and for weeks now I've often thought wouldn't be cool to just draw my design then 3d print it. But all the computer work makes my brain hurt. So to learn this is blown my mind. So all we do is scan it. Save as pmg file then send it over or upload it on tinkercad and from there we can model it as we like then print ? But how do i take it from tinkercad to my creality 3d cr10 printer ? This printer is the one i am ordering . This has me so excited I've wanted a 3d printer for years but me and technology don't mix very well I own all the latest but have no idea how to use most of it. This has sealed it for me. If I can simply scan a picture I have drew of jewellery then have it printed omg omg where can I get step by step easy instructions on how to do exactly this please ? This has blown my mind I am literally ordering my 3d printer now .now I know I can print from drawing essentially. I often thought I wonder why we can't do this then I learn we actually can omg I am ordering the printer now!!!! Thank you for sharing and hoping you can answer/help. Thank you

[@orionred2489]

If you want to go HAM, you can take the scanned picture in to your image editor, then use that as a layer, then draw on top of that layer using the drawing tools. That lets you get 100% clean edges and keep the scale.

[@amazingtbone]

I missed filament Friday! Hope you are doing Ok!

[@johnsinclair3067]

That was AWESOME!!!

[@themegalithicmast2774]

Very cool!

[@MobileDecay]

Wow I need calipers. 😮

[@devinkrike5968]

I did something similar a few weeks ago. However I couldn't get a decent scan of the part (it was kind of a complicated part). So I just drew it in inkscape based on the crappy scan. It turned out just fine after a 3rd print. I couldn't get the dimensions right and it was my first time doing design so yeah.

[@matts2581]

Way chill post. :D

[@JA-ur8ob]

Hello, big fan of your tutorials. Will you at all be able to make a video about printing threads? I've been experimenting for quite some time now trying to print an internal thread like a nut. For some reason, the internal threads aren't sticking and are forming chords across the internal hole.

[@FilamentFriday]

I’ve printed lots of them. Never heard of that issue.

[@JA-ur8ob]

@@FilamentFriday Interesting, it may be a problem with the specific STL file I downloaded. Thanks anyway

[@DcFelixxx]

this is great! Question: is there a way to add autolevelling on a CR10 mini? looking forward for your replay. best regards!

[@FilamentFriday]

Yes, add a BLTouch and modify the firmware. I’ve never done it since I prefer manual level but it can be done.

[@TechieSewing]

Thing like that were the first reason to get a 3D printer for me. I have this cracked tripod parts I'd definitely need to replace. Thank you for showing how to :) Does this clip hold still? So far pieces that are supposed to snap together (from Thingiverse) are loose as the result. Unless they were a bit bigger and got filed to size after printing.

[@FilamentFriday]

Holds fine.

[@Ayce47]

fpr anyone wondering, you can learn the basics of technical drawings in two days, then with a cheap 20 bucks vernier you can sketch anything in 2d, then later make it 3d in a program like fusion 360 or solidworks.

[@Banjoba]

This is a good video

[@chosenstatus]

GOAT.

[@davidz2016]

Awesome

[@Peter_Parker69]

Great advice as always brother. My ender 3 v2 doesn't autohome while heating nozzle like it used to, even thought the default g-code from cura tells it to in printer settings "before print". Any idea what it could be?

[@FilamentFriday]

Maybe firmware update is needed. Or you have a bad switch signal that is telling the board it’s already home.

[@Peter_Parker69]

@@FilamentFriday Tried reinstalling firmware both on the screen and machine, didn't work. BUT I tried your homemade start and end g-code from 2019 and it worked like a charm! Thank you so much. Now it's better than ever with faster dual heat and a beep sound.

[@carbide1968]

Is infill or solid better for a small part like that? Wouldn't solid be stronger?

[@FilamentFriday]

I found they are about the same. So I use 50%.

[@rustycrustymakesstuff6528]

Nice!!

[@beej5]

What about objects with more detail like an action figure gloved hand? Would this be able to pick up the detail of the sculpt?

[@FilamentFriday]

Not with this method. It’s 2D only.

[@LeviDeHaan]

Great tutorial :)

[@Tearsofthekingdom1982]

Hi chep I have a question I have a model kit a ship by revell the 1/96 U.S.S UNITED STATES and it has a few parts broken and the gallery is broke and the ship decks were defective deformed and one of the ships parts the mizzen channel port has its pics broken and I don’t have a 3D printer can I sell the kit to another buyer who has a 3D printer for them to print out the parts I had asked revell in Germany for replacement parts but they don’t make them anymore can the buyer make them by scanning the broken parts

[@makewithmegma]

Amazing😍🔥👍

[@P4TRICCS]

when i have a 3d printer but not a normal printer... :'D

[@nicholasgenzman4213]

Well time to get a new printer and scanner 😂

[@RabbitsInBlack]

I love MIcrosoft. All you need to do is ask it make it into 3D object. Done. Seriously. Mac is behind. But you know that if you have cripple.

[@FilamentFriday]

I’ve asked my ACER laptop 10 times to make an object into a 3D print. It just ignores me like it can’t understand a thing I’m saying.

[@AndrewAHayes]

When scanning anything for 3d printing place a coin on the bed also then you can check that you have scanned in the correct scale by placing the coin on a print out of your scan, if your scan is to scale the coin will fit the print, the item Chuck scanned will be easy to check the scale with the scanned item but not all iems will

[@Dreoni_]

A ruler also works

[@leftthenright88]

you don’t need to because you can measure the dimension between any 2 points on the piece, scan it, import it in fusion 360 and then scale the picture on the exact same points to fit your dimension. Works like a charm!

[@incogneato6725]

You can use the scanner dpi setting to get measurements. If you are scanning at 300dpi, then each pixel is 1/300 of an inch. Just measure how many pixels across and divide by 300 to get the measurement in inches.

[@Inventorsquare]

@@Dreoni_ Yeah. If you can measure the coin, you can measure the part. Although if you have a really weird and organic shape it may be difficult without the coin.

[@ModelLights]

@@incogneato6725 ' to get the measurement ' Not about getting the measurements, it's about checking that they are actually correct, and that the scanner and printer haven't altered the scale. Not really that critical on a simple clip like this, but many other things demand pretty tight tolerances. Anything can work for a scale reference, but it's literally easier to put a ruler in both dimensions and check X and Y. Find printable rulers online, print some and check for correct dimensions, and you have a very cheap, accurate reference. Of course once you know your scanner and printer and their stretch or shrink and corrections for it, they are unlikely to ever change. Work the exact scanner and printer correction percentages out once, and make a small file with them in it for future reference. Usually it's within a few percent of 100% for both X and Y, most things are 'fairly accurate' even when not exact.. If you do accurate things somewhat often, realize this is a very good thing to do once and have the data easily accessible. All of your future uses are made accurate with a one time minor effort. Also note that you can simply photograph from 3 dimensions (and other sides if needed) on your phone with a contrasting background. Photos from the needed directions, import the photos to Fusion or similar, and work from them directly. Simply measure the main dimension, adjust the common dimension between photos as you're going so they all match. I did this to import the oddly shaped seat adjust control knob in my van, worked well with no real middle steps. Just scale correct the reference photos in Fusion as you're going.

[@robertprievo2482]

You could download Inkscape it is like adobe Illustrator but it is free.

[@FilamentFriday]

I’ve tried Inkscape. I find it confusing.

[@whoquestioncurve]

Brilliant! I never thought of this way of using the printer, but as soon as I saw your tutorial today I got to try it out. I broke a bracket in a Game Boy mod kit that holds the screen in place. I scanned the pieces in and modified it a little in Tinkercad and printed it out. It all worked! Got the screen installed with my own print. Thank you so much for this tutorial.

[@williamrogers5367]

Wow! This will be so useful as I’m not particularly good with designing stuff on Tinkercad. Thanks 👍

[@BuddyCrotty]

I've actually done this by scanning to png, cleaning up and resize the image in irfanview (or any image editor), and then imported that directly into Cura. I used the resize tool like an extrude in CAD and then exported the g-code.

[@tobbleboii5988]

damn that sounds simple i hve to try that sometime i've copied a (rather simple) key in freecad using an image i made with my phone, worked 1st try :D

[@RMFlagg]

For somthing that simple, you could use Inkscape to import the PNG file and then trace it. Inkscape's native format is SVG which you can then import into Tinkercad.

[@TheRogueBro]

Came down to the comments to say the same thing. Glad there are others who thought this too!

[@FilamentFriday]

As stated in other comments. I’ve tried inkscape. I find it confusing.

[@s.sradon9782]

how does the Cura alt extra wall work? i find that it does increase shell strength but my infill skips every second line and gets compromised.

[@ASmallGreenBean]

Oh wow $25.97, srly?! o.O - For that you could almost get a 3D Printer, print those and sell them on ebay! 🤯

[@bungle1963]

That was my thought. That is daylight robbery lol

[@Petro_Bandera]

Thank you very much. You literally saved me. I've watched a lot of your videos before, but not all of them. I received a lot of useful information. I have implemented a lot of tips on my ender 3 pro. Also thanks for the many tips for working in the cura slicer. But this scanning advice is just brilliant, I don’t understand why I didn’t think of it myself. This moved me very much especially in working with printed circuit boards and different boxes. It can also be useful for working with various organizers.

[@wittworks]

Brilliant.

[@fernandoorozco9409]

Recently I figured that using a scanner would be a good idea for substituting missing pieces for some of my board games, but I didn't knew what else to do after scanning them to make actual 3d models... Thank you!!! Very informative videos as ever!

[@sporluck]

Often, you can find diagrams of parts you need for things like tractors and lawnmowers, or whatever. basically do the same thing.

[@pnwRC.]

😲👍🏻👍FANTASTIC video, Chuck. Thanks for sharing this with us! I would never have thought to do a traditional scan to something that I wanted to 3D print

[@alklein4660]

There's this guy on KZbin who has another idea you could have incorporated into that clip to make it even better. Change the infill at the top (to strengthen the point at which clips like that break) to 100%. And even make it solid infill. Who's the guy who gave me that idea? I think his name is Chep! :)

[@uwezimmermann5427]

OpenSCAD has the ability to import .png-files directly which you can scale during import and then extrude vertically.

[@frickenbored]

If you know how to use fusion 360 that scanned picture would work perfect as a canvas.

[@Max3DDesign]

🔥🔥🔥

[@michaelbujaki2462]

I like that you use Tinkercad to make the tips accessible to the general hobbyist. I wish I had thought of using an SVG converter when re-making gears for my food processor.

[@TheLastChapter2023]

Ha ha ! Just did this yesterday with a broken fender spacer ... Great minds .....😊 Love ya Chep !!!!

[@jay1griff]

Great nice and easy! Chep thank you for all the videos and amazing information you give on the 3D printing world. I got into it a few months ago and I can’t start to tell you how much your videos have helped. Just wanted to personally thank you 🙏